Parent Competence in Families with Gifted Children

Abstract

This study examined parent influence as perceived b y gifted junior high school students and their parents. Ninety-three adolescents reported on 171 parents; self-reports were provided b y 172 parents. Both generations were administered parallel versions of the Parent Strengths and Needs Inventory which identifies (a) aspects of parenthood that are satisfying, (b) ways in which parents successfully perform their role, (c) the scope of teaching expected of parents, (d) problems with the obligations of parenting, (e) child behaviors which are upsetting to parents, and ( f ) information parents need t o function more effectively. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to determine the effects of generation of respondent, gender of parent, and child school performance on paxent effectiveness* Analyses revealed significant main effects for all three independent variables. Interaction effects emerged for school performance and parent gender. Implications are considered for planning parent education programs.

Looking Back on Lessons Learned: Gifted Adults Reflect on Their Experiences in Advanced Classes

“…It is likely that these traits contribute to the successful development of gifted students. Strom, Strom, Strom, and Collinsworth (1994) examined assessments of parent competence by 93 gifted adolescents and their 172 parents. Both parents and gifted adolescents overwhelmingly gave parents favorable ratings.…”

Rotation periods of Post-T Tauri stars in Lindroos systems

“…The existence of long-lived optically thick disks has been studied by Strom (1995) who showed that 30% of 10 Myr old late-type PMS stars in the L 1641 cloud display infrared excesses. More recently, Lyo et al (2003) have reported the presence of circumstellar disks around 60% of 10 Myr old late-type stars in the young cluster η Chamaleontis.…”

Satisfaction of Parents with Their Conduct-Disordered and Substance-Abusing Youth

“…For example, in a sample of 200 seventh-graders and their parents, disagreements about contact with peers, personal habits (e.g., homework), and family obligations (e.g., cleanliness of room and helping at home) were all negatively related to parental satisfaction (Hill & Holmbeck, 1987). A positive relationship between parental satisfaction and school performance was evidenced in a study of 93 gifted junior high school students and their parents (Strom, Strom, Strom, & Collingsworth, 1994). Similar results have been found in samples of children who evince behavior problems.…”

“…Investigators have also indicated that there is a need to develop and evaluate scales to measure parent satisfaction (Guidubaldi & Cleminshaw, 1985James, Schumm, Kennedy, Grigsby, & Shectman, 1985;Marini, 1980;Tarter et al, 1993). Although measures of parental satisfaction with their children exist, several of these inventories are difficult to interpret because items that assess parental satisfaction with their youth are embedded within scales of family satisfaction (Schumm, McCollum, Bugaighis, Jurich, & Bollman, 1986), maternal role satisfaction (Bowen, 1982), or scales that evaluate other dimensions of the parent-adolescent relationship (e.g., attachment, independence, conflict, broad skill deficits, parental strengths, and needs) (Robin et al, 1990;Strom & Strom, 1998;Strom et al, 1994;Sullivan & Sullivan, 1980). Unfortunately, many measures that purport to assess parents' satisfaction with their youth evidence psychometric problems or lack of clinical utility, including (a) exclusive evaluation of overall satisfaction and/or nonspecified behaviors (Ge et al, 1992;Guerney, 1977;Guidubaldi & Cleminshaw, 1985James et al, 1985;Marini, 1980;Schlein, Guerney, & Stover as cited in Guerney, 1977), (b) evaluation of satisfaction with the parents' children rather than a specific target child (Guidubaldi & Cleminshaw, 1985James et al, 1985;Marini, 1980), and (c) no assessment of reliability and validity in samples of parents with adolescents (Farber & Jenne, 1963;Frederiksen, Jenkins, & Carr, 1976;Ge et al, 1992;Guidubaldi & Cleminshaw, 1988;Schlein et al as cited in Guerney, 1977;Tarter et al, 1993).…”